Who Should I Trade?

Ezequiel Tovar for Nick Gonzales (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 4 of 6 experts	33% Recommended by 2 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 139	# 179
VBR	# 148	# 160

Projections

Runs	12	12
Home Runs	2	3
RBI	11	12
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.278	.253

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 141	# 176

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 133	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 109	# 150

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 127	# 365

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	‐	# 135

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 206	# 155

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL
2026 Stats


At Bats	475	400

Runs	66	43

Hits	145	84

Singles	116	53

Doubles	22	21

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	6	10

RBI	56	41

Stolen Bases	7	6

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	35	27

Strikeouts	88	110

Batting Average	.305	.210

On Base Pct	.365	.259

Slugging Pct	.394	.338

On-base Plus Slugging	.758	.596

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL
2026 Projections


At Bats	98	95

Runs	12	12

Hits	27	24

Singles	19	15

Doubles	5	6

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	3

RBI	11	12

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	7	6

Strikeouts	20	25

Batting Average	.278	.253

On Base Pct	.334	.296

Slugging Pct	.403	.415

On-base Plus Slugging	.737	.711

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL
News
	Nick Gonzales is back in the Pirates lineup on Monday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Ezequiel Tovar went 2-for-4 in Wednesday’s 13-1 win over the Nationals with one walk, one stolen base, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th
	Nick Gonzales is not in the Pirates lineup on Sunday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Ezequiel Tovar was removed from Monday’s game against the Nationals with a left wrist strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Nick Gonzales is not in Friday's starting lineup but available off the bench if needed. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 15th	Ezequiel Tovar went 4-for-4 in a loss to the Rays with a home run, three runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th
	Nick Gonzales was pulled from Friday’s game against the Red Sox after being hit in the helmet by a pitch. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Ezequiel Tovar went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Dodgers with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th
	Nick Gonzales went 1-for-5 with three RBI in the Pirates 9-0 win over the Mets on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Ezequiel Tovar went 3-for-4 in Friday's win over the Giants with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT			Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#396
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Thu, Apr 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#280
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#360
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 20th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Mon, May 4th				vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Mon, May 18th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Jun 1st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#428
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Fri, Jul 10th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th				vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#165	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Tue, Jul 21st				vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#181
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, Aug 31st				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171

Who Should I Trade?

Ezequiel Tovar for Nick Gonzales (2026)

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